Van Buren's streak ends

Wednesday

Jun 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Hawk Eye

The Holy Trinity High School baseball team avenged an earlier loss and snapped Van Buren's 44-game SEI Superconference South Division winning streak with a 7-6 decision over the Warriors at Keosauqua Tuesday night.

It was Van Buren's first South Division loss since July 9, 2010, when Notre Dame beat the Warriors 5-2 in Burlington.

Holy Trinity's Tyler Delaney pitched the victory. Ryan Koenig and Tanner Kelch both had three hits and Dustin Meierotto, Luke Fullenkamp and Colin Kassmeyer added two hits each. It was the Crusaders' second straight win after opening the season with 10 consecutive defeats. The Crusaders lost to Van Buren 15-2 at West Point on June 4.

Brandon Plecker singled and doubled for Van Buren. Tanner Smith was the losing pitcher. Van Buren slipped to 15-4 overall and 11-1 in the South Division.

Jonathan Temenak drove in a run with a fielder's choice in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap for the only score the Bloodhounds could get in their nonconference doubleheader setback to the ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Muskies in Fort Madison.

Zack Murphy and Landon Summers had three hits each in the first game for the Graypups. Blake Anderson and Christian Cordero had two hits apiece. Jordan Voyles was the winning pitcher.

In the second game, Anderson had a home run, a double, a single and three RBIs. Murphy, Braedden Brown and winning pitcher Austin Timberlake had two hits each.

Burlington (15-9) plays at Ottumwa Friday.

SOFTBALL No. 11 New London 16 Danville 0

Morgan Christner tossed her third perfect game of the season, striking out four in the four-inning contest, and Emily Parks drove in five runs with 3-for-4 hitting to lead the 11th-ranked (Class 1A) Tigers to a South Division win in Danville.

Fort Madison's Daylan Rainbolt had a double and two RBIs in the first game, then went 2-for-2 in the nightcap. Kaylin Featheringill hit a home run for the Bloodhounds in the second game and drove in two runs.

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